猎捕 (liè bǔ) — to hunt (animals) | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

verb

to hunt (animals)

Examples

，猎捕。
Zài zì rán bǎo hù qū, yán jìn liè bǔ yě shēng dòng wù.
In nature reserves, hunting wild animals is strictly prohibited.
猎捕。
Liè rén yòng xiàn jǐng liè bǔ le yì tóu yě zhū.
The hunter used a trap to catch a wild boar.
猎捕。
Zhè ge dì qū yǐ jīng jìn zhǐ liè bǔ duō nián le.
This region has banned hunting for many years.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

猎 “hunt” and 捕 “catch” are parallel actions that together mean to hunt.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

昔

昔xī猎liè

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In 猎, the left part 犬 means dog and the right part 昔 provides the sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

扌甫捕

Meaning part形符xíngfú

扌Written in full as手shǒuhand

Sound part声符shēngfú

甫

甫fǔ捕bǔ

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

捕 uses 扌 (a hand, from 手) to show catching, and 甫 for the sound.

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